11.941 Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience, Spring 2005
Flash flood on June 14, 1903 at Heppner, Oregon. (Image courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
課程重點
This course features an extensive set of readings as well as a complete set of lecture notes.
課程描述
In recent years, the redistribution of risk has created conditions for natural and technological disasters to become more widespread, more difficult to manage, and more discriminatory in their effects. Policy and planning decision-makers frequently focus on the impact that human settlement patterns, land use decisions, and risky technologies can have on vulnerable populations. However, to ensure safety and promote equity, they also must be familiar with the social and political dynamics that are present at each stage of the disaster management cycle. Therefore, this course will provide students with:
- An understanding of the breadth of factors that give rise to disaster vulnerability; and
- A foundation for assessing and managing the social and political processes associated with disaster policy and planning.
